The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-02-16

The OthelIo-like Adventures OF PhlIa-
delphian.


+" Asmodeus." after detailing, In Texas
Slftings, the adventures OF gentleman
now resident In the Quaker City, asks the
opposite question: Was there ever such
another career?
Mark Leonard Nardyz was born in Cor
dogno In 1928. After course In the
schools he went to the famous old univer~
sity OF Paduato study medicine. A draw
ing he made for Prof Ungaretti's atlas of
anatomy attracted 50 much attention that
his MISUNDERSTANDING and designs were
published.
In 1s48 young Nardyz volunteered In
the First Lombardy Infantry. under Victor
Emanmel. and was wounded In the same
Year ~ ~. battle of Santa Lucia Vic
tar l.nlaauel's brother, the Duke OF
Genoa. gave his wounds personal atten-
ton.
In 40 he had recovered so far as TO en-
list in the service Of the Roman Republic,
and was sooncaptured by the French, who
sent him prisoner to San Marine.
The facility with which SO gallant a
soldier passed, without compunction.
from one service to another, as Will
he seen also further on, illustrates
sorriisiy tho troublous character Of
those times as well al his own fiery
and merrarial tenn permanent.
Tao day Nardyz was captured by the
Trench. at the Fort OF Sampan Grazzlo.
Saivlnl, hegrcat tragedian, thcnlmknown
savc as gallant young soldier, received
IA lie same ranks o desperate wound.
Oa recovery DIR. Nardvz enlisted In
the Sardinian army a. assistant sur
geon.
In 1854 he went as surgeon with the
first Italian regiment sent to the Grimea.
There were only 10000 altogether OF his
compatriots in that greatest OF oil modern
wars, and Nardyz' company saw the hot
test service near the Redan, under COM
nland Of General La Marmora, who
died soon afterwards OF typhoid fever.
In 80 DR.. Sardyz became surgeon TO
the 18th Regiment % Infantry under
General Coccarri and was, us was thought,
MORALLY wounded at Solferino. For his
heroism in capturing. single handed, an
Austrian flag, the honor Of tho Cross OF
San Maurice En- Lazzaro was conferred
on him.
In 1860 he quit the service at Ancona
and gained the First independently Of
Sicily. For this he was imprisoned, but
was pardoned by Victor Emanuel after
only fifteen days confinement, and honor
ably discharged from the service.
On the 25th of Nov, 1860, he sailed for
America, arrived in Philadelphia Dec.
10th aud went to New Orleans, where
he enlisted In the First Louisiana Tigers.
In June. 1861. he quit them and walked
all the way from New Orleans to Phila-
delphia, without knowing word OF
English, steering his course by the
compass.
The soldier OF varied services but
unvaryng bravery then enlisted In the
First Pennsylvania Volunteers AS q three
months man and was at Bull Run.
He then enlisted In the Lafayette
Guards, served through the war OF the
Rebellion, after which he enlisted In the
United States marine corps as q sur
geon.
III 1870 DIR. Nardyz recrosscd the
Atlantic and enlisted In the 18th French
regiment for the Franco-Prussian war
Under ,so..5ral Bourbakl's command In
the northern part of France he was
decorated with the Red Cross OF Geneva
for assisting the wounded, and with the
Cross OF tho Legion OF Honor for per
sonal bravery.
In 1873 DR.. Eardyz went to Cincinnati
| and practleed his profession there sew
| erai years. He then removed TO New
| York where he became Assistant Demon
strator OF Anatomy under Prof. James
r. Wood.
In 1878 he returned to France ms physl
clan and Secretary to Prince Aristoff, Sol
| of General Alexander Aristoff, First
aide to Alexander III. OF Russia. The
young prince died In Paris, and was EN-.
balmed by DR.. Nardyz, who took him
| to Moscow.
There the General Aristoff invited hin
TO enter the Cars service, which he de
| cllned to do, as his family, wife ard two
charming daughters, had established {
home in the United States.
In 1879 he returned to Philadelphia
and was pathologist and anatomist II
Jefferson Medical Hospital. His skill
In modelling and embalmlng bccam,
famous, and In 1882 he embalmet
| Archbishop Wood by method o.
his own, the first time 1t was evcl
used In this country.